Dan Lindau, owner/partner of Crossroads Films, bicoastal and Chicago, has been named chairman of the 14th annual Association of Independent Commercial Producers (AICP) Show, The Art & Technique of the American Television Commercial. The AICP Show will debut on June 14 at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) in New York.
Established in 1992 in cooperation with MoMA, the AICP Show recognizes excellence in commercial filmmaking, focusing on technical expertise and the artistic application of that expertise. The honored commercials are made part of the permanent archives of the museum’s Department of Film and Media. This year’s premiere and gala will return to MoMA following a four-year hiatus to accommodate the museum’s multi-million dollar reconstruction and expansion, and during which time the AICP Show debuted at The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
"It’s an honor to be selected by the Board of Governors to be chairman of the AICP Show and Lecture Series, especially this year when we’ll be back home at MoMA," Lindau said. "This event is a major program in our industry, and among the most prestigious. I’ll be working with my colleagues and the AICP staff to showcase the best work our industry has to offer, and to give the creative talents who generate it the recognition they deserve."
A commercial production veteran, Lindau and partner Camille Taylor operate spot house Crossroads Films, which was launched in ’89 as a subsidiary of New York production company Story/ Piccolo/Guliner. Crossroads’ mission was to introduce non-commercial filmmakers (feature, music video, etc.) to advertising. It was among the first companies of its kind, and the shop helped to introduce and develop such directorial talent as Mark Pellington, Tim Pope and Jesse Peretz to the commercial marketplace. Today, the shop is a part of the larger organization under the Crossroads umbrella, which also includes: 89 Editorial, Headlight Design+Visual Effects, Cross- roads Television and Crossroads Feature Films.
As AICP Show chairman, Lindau leads a 35-person Show Committee and is responsible for recommending policies and speakers, reviewing marketing materials, and promoting the event, as well as selecting the companies that provide editorial, graphics and music to the show reel. He also serves on the Board of Governors, which is the final arbiter charged with ensuring the quality of the show and adherence to its rules.
Members of the Show Committee serving with Dan Lindau include: Pia Alexander, Human, New York; Sally Antonacchio, bicoastal The Artists Company; Andy Arkin, Blah! Blah? (Blah…), New York; Meredith Bergman, bicoastal Tool of North America; Roe Bressan, The Whitehouse, New York; Jennifer Burak, Seattle-headquartered Getty Images; Bob Cagliero, 89 Editorial, New York; Maddi Carlton, bicoastal HSI Productions; Carol Case, bicoastal GSP/Playroom; Maxine Cherlin, Post Millennium, New York; Charlie Curran, Crossroads Films; Michelle Curran, Amber Music, New York; Michael DiGirolamo, bicoastal Anonymous Content; Mary Eiff, The Artists Company; Tara Ford, bicoastal/ international @radical.media; Mindy Goldberg, bicoastal Epoch Films; John Johnston, Eastman Kodak Company, Entertainment Imaging, Hollywood; Gisela Knijnenburg, Anonymous Content; Sharon Lew, Crossroads Films; Rick Lopes, The Lopes Picture Company, New York; Diane McArter, Omaha Pictures, Santa Monica; Charlie McBrearty, Shortlist, West Hollywood; Melanie McEvoy, HSI Productions; Phil McIntyre, Click 3X, New York; Tom Mooney, bicoastal Headquarters; Sheryl Myers, Comotion Films, Atlanta; Linda Rafos, Version2. Editing, New York; Jill Reehl, Get Reehl, Chicago; Deborah Sullivan, @radical.media; Steve Wax, bicoastal/ international Chelsea Pictures; Christy Van House, Hest & Kramer, Minneapolis; and Alan Zhan, Redhouse Music, New York.
The show’s call for entries will be available in January at www.aicp.com/show; the deadline for entries is Feb. 18.
Following its debut at MoMA, the AICP Show will be exhibited in the museum’s scheduled film rotation and thereafter go on the road. In addition to New York, the show regularly tours 10 American cities (Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Honolulu, Los Angeles, Miami, Minneapolis, San Francisco, Richmond, Va., and Winston-Salem, N.C.), and travels to cultural venues in Europe and the Pacific Rim.
